Photo Editor
A lightweight photo editor for the jobs you don’t need Photoshop for. Crop to a fixed aspect ratio, rotate, straighten, adjust brightness / contrast / saturation / hue, apply quick filters, add text or stickers, then export as JPG, PNG or WebP at the size and quality you pick. Everything happens in the browser - the image never leaves your device.
How to edit a photo
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Upload your image
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC (converted on upload). Drag and drop or file picker.
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Crop, straighten, resize
Freeform or fixed aspect ratio (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, custom). Rotate in 90-degree steps or fine-tune.
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Adjust and filter
Sliders for brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, warmth. One-tap filter presets.
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Export
Choose format (JPG / PNG / WebP), quality and target dimensions. Download.
Typical aspect ratios you’ll reach for
| Target | Ratio | Pixel example |
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| Instagram square | 1:1 | 1080 x 1080 |
| Instagram portrait | 4:5 | 1080 x 1350 |
| Instagram story | 9:16 | 1080 x 1920 |
| YouTube thumbnail | 16:9 | 1280 x 720 |
| Pinterest pin | 2:3 | 1000 x 1500 |
| Standard print | 3:2 | 1800 x 1200 (6x4 in) |
| Passport photo | Varies | Check country rules |
Fast edits most people want
- Straighten horizons. Rotate by a degree or two - the edge-detection guide helps find level.
- Cut brightness clipping. If the highlights are blown out, pull contrast up and brightness down slightly; it rarely recovers detail but reduces the “washed out” look.
- Warmth for food. Nudge warmth +10 and saturation +5 on food shots; they read more appetising without looking processed.
- Subtle vignette. A -15 edge vignette draws the eye to the centre without screaming “filter applied”.
- Text overlay for thumbnails. Use a bold sans with a thick stroke. 48-96px type on a 1280-wide thumbnail tests well.
JPG vs PNG vs WebP on export
- JPG for photographs going to social or email. Quality 80-90 is almost always enough.
- PNG for screenshots, UI mockups, anything with hard edges or transparency.
- WebP for your website - 25-35% smaller than JPG at equivalent quality, supported by all modern browsers.
Things this editor won’t do
No layer-based compositing, no vector shapes, no clone/healing brush, no RAW development. For those, reach for Photopea, Affinity or the usual desktop tools. For quick cropping, adjustments, filters and exports, this is faster.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The editor uses a canvas in your browser; pixels are processed locally. Nothing is uploaded, which is why you can use it offline once the page has loaded.
Up to roughly 8000 x 8000 pixels on a modern laptop. Very large (40+ MP) files may slow the canvas - consider downsampling to the export size first for responsive editing.
Yes. HEIC files are transparently decoded on upload into a regular RGB image you can edit and export as JPG, PNG or WebP.
Only in the current tab. Closing the editor discards the in-memory image. Export before leaving if you want to keep your changes.